Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 76, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 August 1927 — Page 3

AUG. 6, 1927

.WOMAN SLAIN IN NEW YORK SUBWAY DEPOT Scene of Crime Deep Under City Hall Square; Trains’ Roar Hides Shot. \ By United Press NEW YORK, Aug. 6—A young woman was murdered Friday in the B. M. T. subway station at city hall. She was believed to be Mrs. Emma Weigand, about 27 years old, of Brooklyn. The scene of the unusual crime was in one of the busiest parts of New York, deep under City Hall Square. Because of the roar of passing trains, the shot that killed her was heard by no one. The crime was discovered by Miss Sarah Lipschitz, also of Brooklyn, when she entered the woman’s room to wash her hands. She noticed a woman’s feet under one of the half-doors of a compartment and her curiosity was aroused. As she came closer to investigate, she saw in the polished marble floor outside the reflection of a body, crumpled up. Finds Body in Washroom Miss Lipschitz opened the door and screamed. The victim lay with blood running from a bullet wound in the chest. Police abandoned any theory of suicide, as no weapon was found near the body. They were informed a tall man was seen running up the steps to the Woolworth Bldg, at the end of the station platform, soon after the murder was believed to have taken place. His conduct was so unusual that several persons, accustomed to seeing people hurry from subway stations, noticed him. Name Found on Ticket The name of Mrs. Emma Weigand was found on a commutation ticket of the New York Central in the dead woman’s handbag. Medical examiner Gonzalez, after examining the body, said death was instantaneous, powder marks were found, indicating that the woman had not been a suicide. Police headquarters announced that Mrs. Emma Weigand, accompanied by a daughter, Dorothea, had visited tonsilitis hospital Wednesday, to daughter, Clara, who had her tonsils removed. Detectives said they were almost certain that the body was that of the woman, and not that of either of the daughters, because she apparently was close to 30 years old. Detectives said blood stains showed she had been shot in the first booth of the rest room and to the third booth, where body was found. Apparently had tried to mop up the stains in the first booth.

THE CITY IN BRIEF

Padlock proceedings to close a two-story brick building at 310 W. Washington St., occupied by Augustus Guiffre as a fruit and confectionary store were filed in Federal Court. The building is owned by Abe and Anna Borinstein. Guiffre was arrested several days ago by Federal agents on liquor charges. The State Florists’ Association of Indiana will have a picnic for members at Walnut Gardens, thirteen miles southwest of the city, Tuesday. Picnickers should bring enough food for two meals and be at the gardens at 11 a. m., it was announced. Junior Chamber of Commerce members, their families and friends wil hold an outing and picnic at Worrell’s country place, Clayton Ind., this afternoon and evening. An auto caravan will leave the Chamber of Commerce Bldg, at 2 p. m. Saturday.

SUPREME DIRECTOR OF K. OF C. DIES IN BOSTON funeral Plans for W. C. Prout Are Held Up for Day. By United Press BOSTON, Aug. 6.—Funeral arrangements for William C. Prout, supreme director of the Knights of Columbus were held up Friday pending word from Massachusetts delegates to the National convention at Portland, Ore., who may attempt to return here in time for the services. Prout, an attorney, president of the American Olympic committee and committee chairman of the international Olympic board, died here last night in his forty-first year, after a long illness. His wife, the former Mary Lidwin, and his two children were at the bedside when death came. He was born in Boston, Dec. 24, 1886. In 1908 he was captain of the victorious Boston Athletic Association team at the Olympic games and was president of the Amateur Athletic Association from 1921 to 1924. BID ON STREET WORK Five Improvement Contracts Are Let by City. ' Bids on five street improvements were received Friday by the board of works. A. D. Bowen made low bids on four of the streets for two-course concrete and cement curb. ’W. A. Bruce was low bidder on the fifth. Marion County Construction Company submitted lowest bids for asphalt with cement curb on all five. k Streets to be improved are S. Lee t., between Morris and Howard Sts.; S. Birch Ave., between Oliver and Marion Aves.; S..Holley Ave., between Henry St. and Oliver Ave.; Jones St., between Lee St. and Belmont Ave., and Boulevard PI., f between Forty-Sixth and FortyNinth Sts,

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Soldier Knew He Took Poison, Woman Claims

‘Unfair to Charge Me With Murder of Man I Loved,’ Says Mrs. Workman. How life without each other loomed as far less desirable than death was explained today by Mrs. Edna Workman, who was partner in a suicide pact with William Blakowski, a private at Ft. Benjamin Harrison. The man died from effects of poison tab’ets and Mrs. Workman is in the Marion county jail charged with murder. “It’s unfair and I can’t understand how they can charge me with his murder,” she said. “We agreed to take that stuff together because as a. soldier he couldn’t marry and what look like if we couldn’t be together? Nothing. “Yes, I know he first made the statement that I had given him the tablets. He told me he did and this was the reason. "He feared that he would live and if he told them the truth, he would be dishonorably discharged and also he was afraid he would not be admitted to the post hospital. “When he realized he had put me in danger, he reversed the statement and told what is God’s truth that he took the tablets because he couldn’t be my husband.” “I was wheeled in a chair out at the hospital and he walked the whole length of the room to tell me this. We said good-by for the last time on this earth right there. He kissed me. I never saw him again. “We met through friends two years ago. He was the only man I ever went with after my husband, Charles Workman, and I were divorced.” i “For days from Saturday until Wednesday, before we took the poison, we talked over what we should do. We met in the Princeton Hotel lobby, and the more we talked over the situation and the more surely we saw the hopelessness of our being able to get married, the more certain we were that death was the only solution to our problem.” K. OF C. MEETING ENDS PORTLAND, Ind., Aug. 6.—Portland bade adieu to the last of the delegates and visitors to the fortyfifth annual supreme council of the Knights of Columbus Friday. By special trains the 9,000 visitors were on their way to their homes. Eastern delegates left yesterday afternoon for San Francisco where they will stop for two days before proceeding to Los Angeles for a similar visit.

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OWENS VALLEY RANCHERS IRKED Five Banks Fail and Reprisal Move Feared. Bu United Press LOS ANGELES, Aug. 6.—Guards along the Los Angeles aqueduct have been redoubled as a precaution against feared reprisals of Owens Valley ranchers, many of whom were reported to have lost their savings with the failures of five Owens Valley banks. The. failures were blamed on the “ruinous” actions of Los Angeles water department officials who, according to the ranchers, rob them of water for growing crops. The giant aqueduct has been dynamited several times supposedly by ranchers who sought to divert the water to their irrigation ditches rather than to see it flow on to Los Angeles, where it sustains a million lives. Los Angeles officials denied that the policy of the water commission had caused the failure of the banks. Los Angeles water officials have been subpoenaed to appear before the Inyo County grand jury which convenes Aug. 9. SEEK AIR LINE CHARTER Passenger, Freight Service From Memphis to New Orleans Planned. By United Press MEMPHIS, Aug. 5. An aerial passenger and express route between Memphis and New Orleans is expected to be opened here during the visit of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, Oct. 3. The Mississippi Valley Airways, Inc., has filed application for a charter with an authorized capital stock of SIOO,OOO. The incorporators are five Memphis men. Five big cabin monoplanes have been ordered for the route. No One-Room Schools By Times Special KOKOMO, Ind., Aug. 6.—For the first time in the history of Howard County, there are no one-room school buildings within its borders. When the fall term opens in September, pupils will be accommodated in buildings of at least two rooms.

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SHUT-INS WILL' . SEE LINDBERGH ON VISIT HERE Car Drivers Volunteer to Take Hospital Inmates to Special Grandstand. Little folks and old folks, numbering more than 425, are looking forward to Tuesday when they are to be taken to a special grandstand along Thirty-Eighth St., between Meridian and Central Ave., to see and greet Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. They are from hospitals and institutions of the city, and transportation for them is being arranged through the Community Fund by Homer W. Borst, executive secretary. Owners Pledge Cars Among individual car owners who have signified their desire to help in transporting the shut-ins by telephoning the Community Fund are Mrs. H. L. Claghorn, Henry C. Ketcham, B. V. Havens, Mrs. M. E. Helf, Mrs. Mary Reynolds and Mrs. Ada Smith. Already special transportation for all the old folks has been arranged. Through Mrs. O. E. Anthony, the Elliott Anthony Company, Inc., has offered to take out the old people from tlje Hoifte for Aged Women, and the Altenheim Old Folks Home, and Mrs. Wolf Sussman has volunteered to transport the old folks from the Jewish Shelter House and Old Folks Home. See Parade From Lawn All of the old people have been Invited to watch Lindy pass from a vantage point on the lawn of Mrs. Edward Ferger, 104 E. Maple Road Blvd. Volunteers from the American Business Men’s Club will take all the children old enough to go from the General Protestant Orphan’s Home, 1404 S. State St.

MEN TO WEAR SKIRTSIN RACE Link-Belt Company Factory Will dose for Picnic. * Ever have a secret curiosity to know how a man would act if his stride were impeded by a woman’s tight skirt? Those viewing athletic events at the picnic of the Link Belt Company! today at Broad Ripple Park will have the chance of their lives to find out, for part of thi events are two “skirt races for men.” Other interesting events will include a balloon race in which men and women partners will not only run for the airy globules, but will attempt to burst them without using their hands. Tugs of war, a potato race and about fifteen other spirited contests will precede an entertainment on the stage. A championship ball game will be the climax of the Afternoon’s activities. The factor.,' plants were closed for the day and from 6,000 to 7,000 persons are expected to attend. G. P. Torrence is general chairman of the occasion with J. S. Cohen assisting. Other committee chairmen: F. A. Peters, H. S. Hilliard, W. E. Jones, F C. Thompson, M. McCreary, H. A. O’Brien, E. L. McKinney, J. Cloud, F. A. Drake, F. L. Warner, R. E. Hayward and H. A. Perine. TOKIO TIGHTENS GRIP Moves for New Railways in North China. By United Press TOKIO, Aug. 6.—Premier Tanaka has moved to strengthen the grip held by Japan in North China. Appointment of Jotaro Yamamoto. former executive of the powerful Mitsui interests, and Yosuke Matsouka, who has been opposed to yielding any Japanese rights in Manchuria, as president and vice president respectively of the Great South Manchurian Railway, was taken as indicating new activities by Japan. The railway, which runs north from Port Arthur to Changchung, and not far from Soviet Russia’s sphere of interest, is expected to push construction of six railway lines in Manchuria and Mongolia. The project is regarded as of greatest importance from an industrial and military standpoint. Many feel that the object is to create in Manchuria a buffer state. Woman Arrested 113 th Time By United Press DULUTH, Minn., Aug. 6.—Emma Winton for the 113th time in her fifty years of life appeared before a judge and was sentenced to thirty days in the workhouse on a charge of drunkenness. She is known as the “most arrested 1 woman in the United States.” Man Killed by Train. By United Press GOSHEN, Ind., Aug. 5.—W. W. Watkins, 60, of New Paris, driver of a milk truck, was killed instantly here today when his truck was struck by a Big Four passenger train one mile north of New Paris. Schooner Ashore on Maine Rocks By United Press MACHIAS, Maine, Aug. s.—The two-masted Massachusetts schooner, Ethreen McFadden, went ashore in the rocks today about four miles east of Little River head near here. Because the sea was not heavy, the crew was in no immedate danger.

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With invention of a scientific “breath tester” by Dr. Rolla N. Harger of Indiana Universtiy School of Medicine here, every Indiana law enforcement officer soon may be equipped to go into court and prove conclusively the exact degree of intoxication of his prisoner. Dr. Harger has offered use of this new scientific device to Secretary of State Frederick E. Schortemeier for use by state officers in testing sobriety of alleged drunken drivers. Schortemeier has not yet announced acceptance. If the new tester becomes generally used, when the town drunkard

Shumaker Case Ruling Given After 18Months

The Shumaker contempt case, which resulted in E. S. Shumaker. Indiana Anti-Saloon League superintendent. and Jesse E. Martin being held in contempt of court, had been pending for eighteen months. Contempt charges first were filed in Superior Court against Shumaker by Attorney General Arthur L. Gilliom, March 10, 1926. Ethan A. Miles, League attorney, and Martin also were named in the complaint for having cooperated in Shumaker’s 1925 report, upon which contempt charges were based. Inefficiency Charged The report was made to the trustees and later printed and distributed in pamphlet form. One came to the attention of Gilliom. Among other things it set forth that the Attorney General’s office had been "inefficient” in liquor prosecutions. Gilliom wrote a letter to the 53 trustees citing this and paragraphs which he said held the Supreme Court and other State courts in contempt and demanded an apology, saying contempt proceedings would be instituted. An answer signed by eight trustees was received. They upheld the Shumaker report on the ground of constitutional right of “free speech.” Upon receipt of this communication, the charges were filed. It was suggested in the complaint that interested attorneys be invited to take part as “friends of the court.” Held Defamation It set forth that the Shumaker report was conceived for the purpose of influencing the court in liquor decisions' and that he and his collaborators should be held in contempt “for defaming the court before the people of the State of Indiana and destroying the integrity of the judges in the minds of the people.” Copy of the report was filed with the complaint and excerpts cited, one of which was as follows: “A majority of the court is at least liberal in its sentiments. One of its members, Mr. Willoughby, is said to be bitterly hostile to prohibition, and, if he had it in his power, would wipe all prohibition laws from the statutes. “It is this judge who was defeated for re-election in 1924 by 935 plural-

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wabbles unsteadily into court, the tester will be called on to “do its stuff.” “Blow your breath into this sack.” he will be told. He will be given what looks like a football bladder or toy balloon. The bladder, when inflated, will be connected with an apparatus containing sulphuric acid and an oxydizing agent, which will catch the alcohol in his breath and form a colored substance. Intensity of the color wiH determine the extent of intoxication. The analysis. Dr. Hager emphasized, will not make it possible to determine how much liquor the prisoner has drank.

ity but who still holds to his office on the bare technicality of a mistake in the original returns to the Secretary of State’s office, which accorded him the office by just one vote. We trust that the next election will give us a Supreme Court that will be dry and not wet.” Criminal Court Hit It then continued by pointing out that defective search warrants and the finding of evidence without warrant at all had the approval of most courts, but such evidence had been turned down in Indiana. Marion County Criminal Court was particularly criticised. Cases were cited where the Supreme Court had upheld the nonadmission v of evidence procured without proper warrant. The report then continued: “We think that such rulings, coupled with the splitting of judicial hairs in many cases coming before our Supreme Court, whereby substantial justice has been defeated repeatedly, have been to a great degree responsible for the great increase in the appeals of criminal cases to our State’s highest judiciary.” The Gilliom complaint charged that such statements were political threats. It pointed out that Shumaker was a minister and with a certain group of churches was bent on building up a “political ecclesiastical hegemony over civil government and seeking power over the Supretne Court.” Public Faith Shaken “The defendant, Shumaker, as author of the report, is capable of misleading the people concerning the matters touched upon by reason of their credulity, which is inspired by his membership in clergy,” the complaint continued. “If such things are believed by the people, they will lose faith in their courts and soon in all government.” Although the letter from the trustees upheld the report, it stated that it was not intended as a public document. Signers of the letter were Bishop H. H. Fout, the Revs. W. B. Farmer, M. H. Appleby, C. ’ M. Dinsmore, E. N„ Evans, D. M. Homer. C. W. Winders, H. B. Hostetter and Mr. E. T. Ambertson. Other trustees denied knowledge

of the report and the Rev. E. W. Cole, South Bend, trustee, declared that any blame would rest directly on Shumaker’s shoulders. No Right to Criticse “We assume no right to criticise the courts as institutions, but any citizen or organization of citizens has a right to review court decisions and pass on judges at elections,” the trustees’ letter said. Defendants were cited for contempt on April 21, 1926, and ordered into court to 3how cause why they should not thus be held. Gilliom filed a copy of "The American Issue,” dated Feb. 6, 1926, in which the Shumaker report was published, as additional information in the suit. The paper, official organ of the Anti-Saloon League, urged defeat of Willoughby at the polls. James Bingham, former attorney general, appeared as counsel for Shumaker and filed several motions with appeal to Federal courts in view. First motion asked that charges be made more specific. This was overruled by the court on June 2. Gilliom had by that time employed Solon J. Carter and Will H. Thompson as aides. Charges Denied Complete denial of contempt or intimidation of the court and motion to dismiss was filed by defendants on June 8, 1926. On June 21 Chief Justice David A. Myers | named six attorneys as friends of the court to render opinion in the j suit. They were George O. Dix, Terre Haute; Moses B. Lalry (died in May this year); Fred C. Cause and C. C. Shirley, all of Indianapolis; Evan B. Stetsenberg, New Albany and Dan W. Sims, Lafayette. Final answer in the suit was filed June 28. On July 15, 1926, opinion of the lawyers was handed down.; It held that the report was contemptuous and that defense plead- ! ings had failed to purge Shumaker. Miles and Martin were purged, however, it held, since they were j not co-authors. No recommendation as to punishment was made. Shirley Dissents Shirley was the only one who did not concur in the report. He presented a separate opinion setting forth that since the report dealt only with cases passed and not pending, it was not contempt, since Shumaker already had reclared the statements were not made to belittle the court. On July 22, Bingham filed motion to reject and deny the opinion, citing a point brought out in the George Dale contempt case, that there was no specific statute on contempt and therefore it was unconstitutional.

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PAID ADVERTISEMENT WHAT I WOULD DO TO IMPROVE INDIANAPOLIS By Cixarles Koehring ' I have not been asked to write “What I Would Do to Improve Indianapolis," but if I can Induce The Times to accept this article as a paid advertisement I am sure there are many people who will approve of my plan. My plan pertains to changes in the Police Administration of the City. The Chief of Police in his annual report gave as the number of arrests for the year 1926, 22,325. Os this number only 7,518 wore convicted. His figures for this year, so far, indicate that the total will exceed those ofc last year. What possible good can be expected from this annual, crop of 14,000 or more “innocent arrests.” It is not reasonable to suppose that they will always think of, and speak of the city, the police, the courts and government as "crooked” and “rotten"? This thought probably gives no concern to the present discredited administration. It may be interesting to compare this with the police adminstration in Cincinnati. I recently had an interview with Chief of Police Copeland of Cincinnati. He stated that no circumstances were Innocent people arrested and taken to Jail, that it was a serious matter for an officer to arrest Innocent persons even if appearances seemed to Justify. In answer to my question, what per cent of arrests were ‘found guilty, he stated that it was about 98%. Compare this statement with the Indianapolis record, where only 35% of those arrested are found guilty, the other 65% being innocent, and many of them being women, and in most cases not having even the formality of a trial. Who will admit that the police administration of Indianapolis Is better than that of Cincinnati, or that this state of affairs could exist in Indianapolis under an administration that was concerned with the interests of all the people. I have known many police officers, and have had many conversations with them, and all the older officers thoroughly disapprove of this present method, and would not make unjustifiable arrests. In this connection it is Interesting to notice the recent reappointment of Officer "Jigger Hudson," of the Police Department, at a secret meeting and in violation of the Civil Service Rules. He could not be reappointed under these rules, in view of his past record, but he is very useful on the “Raiding Squads" when the Chief demands a certain number of arrests. The Times of Nov. 8 reports the number for week-end arrests "to be about 200. (Apparently no discrimination is made as to whether arrests are innocent or guilty.) And when the number falls below this mark, the Chief upbraids the men for laxity. (News Nov. 29th.). The law permits police officers to make arrests only when supplied with warrants or when misdemeanors are committed in their presence or when they know a felony has been committed and the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the prisoner committed it. It IS evident from this that the Indianapolis Police Department is guilty of the most flagrant violation of the law. No place else in this country do these conditions exist. The law also awards heavy damages both actual ar.' 1 exemplary, for false.arrests. The large majority of those innocently arrested have no means of taking advantage of this law. They find It difficult ,o obtain a lawyer who will take a damage case against police officers. They are often unable to finance a suit, they fear additional persecution from the police, and dread the publicity. This is what I WILL do to improve Indianapolis for the less fortunate people: TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN UNJUSTIFIABLY ARRESTED. I SAY THAT IF THEY WILL COME AND SEE ME I WILL PUT THEM IN COMMUNICATION WITH THOSE WHO CAN SECURE REDRESS FOR THE WRONGS THEY HAVE SUFFERED. I have good legal advice that this is the only method that can put a stop to this brutal and wholly senseless practice, and convert the Police Department from a means of terror and oppression to efforts for safety and well being, to make the City of Indianapolis a good place to live, and to mhke its citizens "Boosters” instead of “Knockers." Students of sociology agree that the rigid enforcement of laws for minor offenses, and the arrest of innocent people have the effect of increasing crimes and disrespect for laws. We see clearly a continually large increase of crime. I think lam justified in saying that In addition to the crimes of the police themselves, they are in a measure responsible for some of the Increase In crime in others. /

FACE FLOGGING CHARGE ’’"ONEONTA." Ala.. Aug. s.—With one defendant under sentence of from eight to ten years imprisonment and the trial of a second well under way, two additional arrests were ordered today In connection with the flogging on July 26, of Jeff Calloway, a farm youth. The help-yourself plan of, a cafeteria enables the finest of foods at “odd penny prices” to be served at White’s Cafeteria “On the Circle.”

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